Wansbeck Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.16° N 1.52° W

Wansbeck Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wansbeck Estuary sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.4° 

Wansbeck Estuary surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wansbeck Estuary today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wansbeck Estuary at 5PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Wansbeck Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
NE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
N
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.9
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
73
77
93
107
122
111
86
55
40
58
58
83
41
29
25
17
17
12
32
24
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:24PM4.10m
4:27AM4.48m
4:55PM4.21m
4:58AM4.57m
5:26PM4.26m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.29m
10:26PM0.63m
10:51AM0.13m
10:58PM0.53m
11:23AM0.08m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:07
8:05
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
5
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
15
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
15
13
12
13
16
14
14
13
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
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